Stirrings at North America’s Most Valuable Development Site
Developers are moving forward with super-secretive plans to begin construction on the most valuable development site in North America. A
View ArticleHoly Viñoly! Macklowe Hires Architect for Drake Hotel Site
A few weeks ago, The Observer took a stroll around the Drake Hotel site and noticed an orange crane poised
View Article65 Stories of Armani Glory: Inside Macklowe’s Old Drake Dreams
Our invitation to preview Harry Macklowe’s new Drake Hotel model must still be in the mail. In the meantime, The Observer has managed
View ArticleMacklowe Speaks! Drake Will Be ‘a Capstone’
It has been arguably the most watched development site in the city for the past few years, and all the
View ArticleInside CMZ's Would-Be 65-Story Bulgari Tower
For months in 2008 CMZ was in contract for an $850 million purchase of North America's most valuable development site. It was going to be a 65-story Bulgari tower with a mall with hologrammed walls for...
View ArticleCMZ Mystery Trio's Contract for the Drake Site
A mystery trio was quietly in contract for the most valuable development site in North America for months. Below, a
View ArticleHarry Macklowe, CIM and Viñoly Planning 1,420-Foot Toothpick Tower on Park...
For years now, the Drake Hotel site at the corner of 57th Street and Park Avenue has been one of
View ArticleDrake Tower Will Not Top Empire State Building, Still Tallest Apartment Tower...
In July, renderings of the most watched development site in the city leaked out. They were unofficial, the work of
View ArticleHarry Macklowe at 737 Park Avenue: So Close, Yet So Far
With the deadline approaching for Harry Macklowe to seal the deal at 737 Park Avenue, he is so close, yet
View ArticleUnmasking Three Mismatched Heavies Who Won and Lost the Drake
In the early summer of 2008, Arthur G. Cohen rode the elevator to Harry Macklowe’s 21st-floor office in the G.M.
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